Additional Persecution News from China – March 22, 2021 (19 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 27 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Chen Zongguo and Wife Arrested
2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
3. [Pingliang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Bai Xinxi Arrested
4. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhan Min Permanently Removed from Retirement Payroll
5. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Lili Faces Trial
6. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Guifang and Ms. Xu Yonglan Arrested
7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Yansong Sentenced to Prison
8. [Chongqing] Ms. Liu Guibi Detained
9. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dai Surong Harassed
10. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ni Ying Arrested
11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Lihua Faces Trial
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
13. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Jing Held in Detention Center
14. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Hongliang Arrested
15. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Zenggang Arrested
16. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Luo Longfei’s Original Verdict Upheld; Ms. Jiang Deyuan’s Case Brought to Court
17. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Elderly Ms. Meng Jie Arrested
18. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Tan Meiguang Arrested
19. [Binzhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Geng Jianfen and Husband Mr. Yu Zhong Arrested

1. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Chen Zongguo and Wife Arrested

Mr. Chen Zongguo and his wife, from Xinqiao Village, Xiangyang Town, were arrested at home by police from the Chengdu area and Xiangyang Town on the afternoon of March 18, 2021. The officers ransacked their home. Mr. Chen’s wife was brought back home that day after questioning. Mr. Chen was severely beaten by the police and his current situation is not clear.

2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

610 Office personnel responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners from the Sheli Sub-district Administration, Acheng District, accompanied and led by Wu Hailin, head of Wangmaotun Hamlet in Fengshou Village, broke into the homes of practitioners Wang, Liu, and Ma [their given names and genders are unknown] on the afternoon of March 18, 2021. These people pressured the practitioners to sign paperwork they had prepared.

3. [Pingliang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Bai Xinxi Arrested

Five people, including officer Du Jiangbin from the Zhuanglang County Domestic Security Division, went to the home of Mr. Bai Xinxi and his wife Ms. Yue Ailing in Nanhu Town on March 6, 2021.

Without showing any IDs or search warrants, they ransacked the couple’s home. They claimed that Mr. Bai had been reported to the police for distributing Falun Gong materials and was caught on video surveillance cameras.

They took Mr. Bai to the county police department for interrogation. Mr. Bai refused to sign the interrogation transcript. He was not released until after 5 p.m. that day.

4. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhan Min Permanently Removed from Retirement Payroll

Ms. Zhan Min from the Xinjin District was taken into custody several times for her belief in Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked, and she was fined. She spent over two years in a forced labor camp, eight months in a brainwashing center, and three years in prison. She was persecuted several times to the brink of death.

Ms. Zhan was sentenced to three years in prison by the High-tech District Court for talking to people about Falun Gong on November 27, 2012.

The Xinjin District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau demanded she return the retirement payments she received while she was imprisoned from 2012 to 2015. As of December 2019, the entire amount of her monthly retirement payments has been suspended.

At the end of October 2020, despite the fact that Ms. Zhan lost her retirement payments, the Xinjin District Education Bureau expelled her from the public office she held before retirement on the grounds that she had been sentenced to three years in prison.

After receiving the education bureau’s decision on the “expulsion sanction” at the end of December 2020, Ms. Zhan submitted a review application to the eduction bureau in January 2021, requesting them to revoke the sanction in accordance with the law. But the education bureau has maintained its decision.

5. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Lili Faces Trial

Ms. Liu Lili from Hancheng Town, Lubei District, was arrested on March 20, 2021. She was held in the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center. She was officially placed under arrest, pending trial by the Lubei District Court.

6. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Guifang and Ms. Xu Yonglan Arrested

Ms. Gao Guifang and Ms. Xu Yonglan were reported to the police on January 22, 2021, when they talked to people about Falun Gong in Nancai Village, Wuqing District. The informer photographed them with his cell phone and followed them to the apartment building where Ms. Xu lives.

Both practitioners were arrested as soon as they got home. The police took Ms. Xu to the hospital to measure her temperature. At that time, she had symptoms of a high fever. She was held at the local police station for a day and a half and was extorted 10,000 yuan before she was released. Officers from the police station continue to harass her.

Ms. Gao is still being held in a detention center. Her current situation is not clear.

7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Yansong Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Wang Yansong is in her 70s. Her son went to mail Falun Gong truth-clarification printouts for her on the evening of July 14, 2020. He was arrested when he was mailing the items. Subsequently, the police ransacked Ms. Wang’s home and confiscated all her Falun Dafa books. She was taken to the Tongjiang Road Police Station.

Both Ms. Wang and her son were later taken to the Jilin City Detention Center. It was reported that Ms. Wang was sentenced to three years in prison, with five years of probation.

8. [Chongqing] Ms. Liu Guibi Detained

Officers from the Fuxing Town Police Station went to 79-year-old Ms. Liu Guibi’s home in Shuitu Town, Beibei District, at noon on March 12, 2021, to deliver a summons. They told her that her case was not closed, which dates back to her arrest by officers from the Fuxing Police Station in 2016.

The officers took Ms. Liu to the police station, and then to the Beibei District Detention Center the following day.

9. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dai Surong Harassed

Ms. Dai Surong was harassed at home by residential community personnel and the police on March 19, 2021. She was pressured to sign paperwork renouncing Falun Gong.

10. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ni Ying Arrested

A group of Daying County police officers broke into Ms. Wang Yinghong’s home and ransacked the place on the morning of March 18, 2021. They did not find any evidence to use against her.

They asked about the source of printed Falun Gong informational materials. Ms. Wang acknowledged that she got them from Ms. Ni Ying. The police immediately ransacked Ms. Ni’s home, arrested her, and took her to Deyang City. Ms. Wang was released.

11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Lihua Faces Trial

Ms. Fu Lihua from Tuchengzi Village, Sanjianpu Town, Lushunkou District, was scheduled to be tried at the Gangjingzi Court on March 25, 2021.

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Fu Yousheng, Ms. Li Yungui, and Ms. Zhu Guangrong were reported to the police for distributing Falun Gong materials in early September 2019. They were arrested and taken to the Cuiwei Road Police Station, and later taken to the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center, where they have since remained in custody.

It was reported that Ms. Fu was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, Ms. Li was sentenced to three years in prison, and Ms. Zhu was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.

13. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Jing Held in Detention Center

Ms. Yang Jing, who has been living away from home to avoid persecution, was arrested at a rented home in early March 2021. She is being held in the Chengdu Detention Center.

14. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Hongliang Arrested

Eight or nine officers from the Guan County Police Department and the Shen County Police Department went to Mr. Wang Hongliang’s home in Xinzhuang Village, Weizhuang Town, Shen County, and ransacked the place on March 10, 2021. They also scaled the wall of Mr. Wang’s son’s house and ransacked the place. They confiscated his Falun Dafa books and Chinese New Year paintings.

In mid-March, 2021, they again went to the home of Mr. Wang’s son and harassed him.

Mr. Wang was arrested on March 12, 2017, and released the following day. He has been harassed many times and at one point was living away from home to avoid harassment and arrest.

15. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Zenggang Arrested

Liu Shuqin from the Zhucheng City Domestic Security Division led seven or eight people to Mr. Yu Zenggang’s home in Linjia Village and ransacked the place at noon on March 1, 2021. They confiscated Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and booklets with information about Falun Gong. Mr. Yu was arrested and taken into custody in Anqiu City. He has remained in custody. Family visits have not been allowed.

16. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Luo Longfei’s Original Verdict Upheld; Ms. Jiang Deyuan’s Case Brought to Court

In October 2020, Mr. Luo Longfei was released on bail after being detained for one and a half years.

Mr. Luo was sentenced to one and a half years in prison at the end of December. He appealed. The Liangshan Intermediate Court upheld the original verdict on March 10, 2021.

Gao Xiongwei from the Huili Court, an officer from the Chengnan Police Station, and two people from the community management office went to Ms. Jiang Deyuan’s home on February 18, 2021. They gave her a notice of the rights and obligations from the court and an indictment from the procuratorate. Her case was brought to the court.

17. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Elderly Ms. Meng Jie Arrested

Officers from the Gaoyang County Police Department went to elderly Ms. Meng Jie’s home on the morning of March 18, 2021. They cut off all water and electricity to her home. Ms. Meng went outside to fetch water. As soon as she opened the door, a group of officers swarmed in and arrested her. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, a computer, and a printer.

18. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Tan Meiguang Arrested

Ms. Tan Meiguang from the Nanhai District was arrested on the street on March 11, 2021. Her home was ransacked the following day.

19. [Binzhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Geng Jianfen and Husband Mr. Yu Zhong Arrested

Ms. Geng Jianfen was caught on video surveillance cameras when she distributed Falun Gong materials. She was arrested by officers from the Binzhou City Domestic Security Division on February 24, 2021. She was taken to a detention center for 15 days of detention.

Her detention period should end on March 19. The officers had her call her husband and told him to pick her up at the detention center. Later, domestic security officers told him to pick her up at the Shixi Police Station. Mr. Yu was arrested as soon as he arrived at the police station.